Field Trips

Field trips are fun! While making memories that last forever, field trips break the monotony of the routine! Moms and children both need to get out and enjoy the adventures that field trips can bring! Not only refreshing, they are educational too.

Send us your field trips ideas and we will add them to the page.

Here are some ideas for you and your family!

Field Trips in the USA
Field Trips in Central FL (where we live!)
Free Field Trips
Life Events as Field Trips
Virtual Field Trips

Field Trips in the USA

Here are some places we have loved visiting! Send me your favorite places too!

Washington DC

DC Pages Tourism

http://www.dcpages.com/Tourism/

The Virtual Tour of Washington DC

http://ahp.gatech.edu/dc_map.html

Laura at the Grand Canyon

Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park

http://www.nps.gov/grca/

Lake Havasu Convention & Visitors Center (see London Bridge!)

http://www.golakehavasu.com/

Sedona, Arizona (beautiful red rock formations!)

http://www.visitsedona.com/

Newbys in Williamsburg

Virginia

Colonial Williamsburg

http://www.history.org

Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center

http://www.historyisfun.org/Yorktown-Victory-Center.htm

Sarah in Philadelphia

Delaware & Pennsylvania

10 Museums in the Brandywine Valley (I love the Hagley and Winterthur!!)

http://www.brandywinemuseum.org/10museums/

The Franklin Institute

http://www2.fi.edu/index.php

Independence National Historical Park/Independence Hall & Liberty Bell

http://www.nps.gov/inde/

A Day in Old New Castle (I attended this with my grandparents!!)

http://www.dayinoldnewcastle.org/dionc/index.html

North Carolina

The Biltmore Estate

http://www.biltmore.com

Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove

http://www.bgtc.info/

Fall Colors in the Appalachia Mountains

Kentucky

Creation Museum

http://www.creationmuseum.org

Located near Cincinnati, this museum is within a day's drive of almost 2/3 of the U.S. population (within 650 miles of the museum).

California

Museum of Creation and Earth History

http://www.icr.org/discover/index/discover_museum/

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Field Trips in Central Florida

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Free Field Trips

Playgrounds!

Always fun for children to swing, slide and run around! Our favorite is "Park on Park" on Park Ave. in historic Sanford.

Feed the Ducks!

Find a lake (there are millions here in Florida!) and look for the ducks to feed. For those who live in Florida: DON'T FEED ALIGATORS!!!!!!!!!

Airports!

Start with a tour of the airport and a plane. You can meet different people who work there: security personnel, pilots, air traffic controllers, stewardesses and ticket agents.

Fire Stations!

Children love fire trucks. Climb aboard and learn all about the jobs that firemen and rescue personnel do!

Banks!

Tour the bank, learn how to open a checking account and see inside the vault! When we went on a field trip to the bank, the children enjoyed learning all about money.

Police Stations, Courthouses, & Jails!

When I was a little girl, we walked through a county jail and it scared me to death. I never wanted to be a "bad girl" after that! However, we had a happy time at the Seminole county sheriff's office where we met police dogs, SWAT team members, and helicopter pilots. The best was the amphibious tank!

Seminole County Sheriff's Department Vehicle

Seminole County Sheriff's Department Field Trip

Local Universities & Community Colleges

Our local community college offers free band and chorale concerts. They also have a planetarium that is open to the public. We have had a wonderful time enjoying plays, art exhibits, and speakers―all for free or a small admission fee!

Festivals

Greek festivals or Civil War reenactments abound! Sometimes there is an admission fee, and sometimes they are free. But what fun to attend festivals as a field trip. When we lived in Virginia Beach years ago, we enjoyed the Pungo Strawberry Festival. Did I mention the delicious food?

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Life Events as Field Trips

Weddings
Birth of babies in your Family
Surgeries & Medical Procedures
Dentist & Doctor Visits
Taking Trash to the Country Dump or Landfill
Hurricanes, Tornadoes & Other Natural Disasters
Parties & Celebrations & Holidays
Birthdays & Graduations
Church Events & Socials & Outreaches
Retreats & Seminars
Vacations
Mission Trips
Guests to Your Home
Missionaries who Visit your Home
Watching Sporting Events
Visiting other Churches
Interviewing Older Relatives
Listening to Family Stories & "Tall Tales"

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Virtual Field Trips

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